Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and …

Mark Helprin
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Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some were silvery and high. ✨ Mark Helprin (2014). A New York Winter's Tale, p.252, Pan Macmillan
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Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some were silvery and high. ✨ Mark Helprin (2014). A New York Winter's Tale, p.252, Pan Macmillan

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